How Alex Repty started their button or icon journey

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Hi!

I'm a 30 year old software developer (Mac, iPhone, iPad) from Germany. I've worked on a number of iPhone projects in the past, one of which even was featured by Apple in one of their TV ads. I'm also the author of Lab Tick, a Mac OS X utility to manually adjust the backlit keyboard on Apple notebooks.

I've recently bought an iPad and immediately started developing an application, which I'd now like to release on the App Store. For this, I need an application icon. While I'm really good at my job, I suck at all kinds of graphic design. So I'm asking you guys to help me out here.

Cheers,
Alex

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I'm looking for an icon designer who understands the value of a recognizable and visually appealing application icon. I expect an Apple-esque icon which represents, at a glance, what the application is about. I don't care if you're 15 or 50, and I don't care about the number of projects you've completed, as long as the icon lives up to my expectations.

Requirements

The target application is a very minimalistic PDF organizer and reader which allows users to carry their documents whereever they go. I've attached a screen shot of the current status (pre-release, obviously) of the main UI which features a textured background (leather).

The application design is very iWork-like, so ideally the application icon would fit in the same category as these applications.

The main element of the icon should be a distinct shape which somehow conveys the focus of the application to the user. It should be generic enough (no mention of PDF and no text at all on the icon) so that it allows me to add support for other formats should I decide to do so.

The icon should be made available in the following sizes:
29x29
50x50
57x57
72x72
512x512

You have full creative control over all aspects of the icon, within the boundaries I established above. If you have reason to believe that you can deliver a top-notch icon only if you break some of these requirements, feel free to give it a try. I'm not an expert on design, but you are. So maybe you know what's best better than I do. :)